Doctor Schneider, who still had his hand on the sleeping man's forehead, froze.
"Time Travel? No, no, perhaps your imagination is a little too vivid.
"Of course it isn't Time Travel. Detective, the first step toward atonement is accepting your past self and accepting reality, not trying every possible way to say, 'This never happened.' You must strive to make up for your mistakes and sincerely repent. That is atonement.
"The young man before us has done quite well. He wrote a letter detailing all the problems and conflicts at that trash school he attended—I mean, Northern Industrial School. There is quite a lot of remarkable material in it. This letter will certainly bring him trouble, but it was mailed last night. It will probably reach the police officer in charge of this case this morning.
"Not only that, at eleven this morning, reporters from the Tobesk Morning News will come to investigate him. He spent a great deal of money buying a firearm, which is now hidden in the washroom. Soon, while the reporters are taking photographs of him, he will shoot himself and thoroughly blow this matter up.
"Even if the school's affairs are not ultimately made public, those two murderers will certainly receive severe sentences. I wouldn't even be surprised if they were immediately executed."
Doctor Schneider clicked his tongue in amazement.
"Indeed, this is what makes intelligent life interesting. After suffering a major blow, one's personality always changes.
"Various Tragedies led to the current situation, but he has already embarked on the path of atonement. After his death, his soul can rest in peace. When he sees his family in death, he should have the right to leave with them."
Although Shade had already achieved his goal, he still wanted to speak with the Doctor a